Section 6:

6. Duty to be registered (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, no person shall carry on any business in Mauritius unless he is registered under this Act. (2) Any person who is required to be registered under subsection (1) shall make an application to the Registrar— (a) for registration of his business and of his business name, if any; and (b) for a business registration card. (3) Where a person makes an application under subsection (2), he shall, at the same time, pay the registration fee specified in Part I of the Second Schedule. (4) An application under subsection (2) shall be made at least 2 days before the person proposes to commence business. (5) Where a person carries on business at more than one place of business or carries on 2 or more different businesses at one or more places of business, he shall make only one application under subsection (2). (6) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees. (Subsec. (4) came into operation on 1 July 2009.) [S. 6 amended by s. 5 (a) of Act 14 of 2009 w.e.f. 30 July 2009.]